2008 in National Agility, NewBrunswick      2nd in her height division Freeway  Anni &   Jen 2008 AAC Nationals

Jen Scheidt Head Instructor Jen has been training dogs nearly all her life.  She started at the age of twelve as a handler showing at CKC dog shows. At fifteen, Jen could be found cleaning kennels, in order to gain experience as a trainee, teaching Labradors to hunt and retrieve.  By seventeen, Jen was working full time as a veterinary assistant.   Over the years Jen has trained many sizes and breeds of dog.  Puppies, strays and rescue dogs were always a challenging project and Jen loves the challenges. Jen has experienced many changes in training methods over the years.  From the 'jerk and pull method' of choke chains, to smacking the dog on the nose, to physically restraining the dog.  Today, Jen uses clicker training, positive re-inforcement, and operant conditioning style of training.  The end result is a well behaved dog who's tail is wagging and  enjoys the experience of learning with his handler.  Having, used all the various methods over decades of training dogs, Jen prides herself in keeping up with the latest techniques by continuing to attend seminars and researching proven training methods.  Jen currently loves and trains two rescue Jack Russel Terriers ,a Minature Australian Shepherds and a BorderCollie/Sheltie cross. SHERWOOD BARKS PACK: 1. Freeway, an 11 year old resuce Jack Russell Terrier.  Freeway enjoys agility, flyball, dancing, entertaining children and participating in Jack Russel games.  She runs agility at a National level and came 2nd in Canada in her height division in 2009.  Freeay loves children so much she will happily run an agility course with children that attend agility events or agility classes at Sherwood Barks. 2. In March, 2009, Frisbee, a rough coat Jack Russel Terrier joined Jen's doggy pack. Frisbee began her demo puppy career at the age of 5 months (April, 2009).  She is a  is a true terrier (terror).  She is very speedy in the weave poles and loves jumping.  She entered her first agility trial in June, 2010.  We look forward to lots of 'Jack' antics from Frisbee. 3.  Hansen, a red tri Minature Australian Shepherd,  joined the Sherwood Barks pack on April 27, 2009.  He has a solid temperment.  He is often used in behavioral consults; He works with dogs with aggression issues.   Hansen has recently begun his agility career.  He loves dock diving and is typically in the water before the ball.   4. Then along came Six, Oct,2009.  A surprise addition to the Sherwood Barks Pack.  He was surrendered to Jen at the age of 9 weeks.  Six has a strong herding instinct and loves people.  He is already beginning to prove himself as an up and commer in the comptetive agility world.